Which paid more, NDIV or XLII?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting price in cash and XLII paid 13.3%, so XLII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, NDIV or XLII?

With every distribution reinvested, NDIV returned +41.1% and XLII +11.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, NDIV or XLII?

NDIV charges 0.59% a year and XLII charges 0.35%, so XLII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NDIV vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its price in cash against NDIV’s 12.3%, though NDIV returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $34m for Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF and $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

12.3%

NDIV cash paid, 1 year

13.3%

XLII cash paid, 1 year

+41.1%

NDIV total return, 1 year

+11.4%

XLII total return, 1 year

NDIV · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

NDIV

+41.1%

none

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII

+11.4%

XLI

+12.3%

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

0.9 pts behind XLI

13.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLII costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.7 points; NDIV is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NDIV vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	NDIV	XLII
Paid and earned
Measure	NDIV	XLII
Total return, 1 year	+41.1%	+11.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 28.1%	fell 2.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	NDIV	XLII
Benchmark	its own stocks	Industrials, measured through XLI
Cost and size
Measure	NDIV	XLII
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$34m	$18m
Holdings
Measure	NDIV	XLII
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns

NDIV XLII

Return

Total return edge NDIV +42.9% +14.1%

Annualized edge NDIV +33.6% +11.3%

Price return edge NDIV +28.0% −2.1%

Risk

Volatility edge XLII 18.5% 9.6%

Max drawdown edge XLII (slight) −10.1% −9.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge NDIV 1.45 0.77

Sortino edge NDIV 2.19 1.13

Calmar edge NDIV 3.33 1.21

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, NDIV returned more: +42.9% to +14.1%. XLII swung less: 9.6% to 18.5%. XLII fell slightly less at its worst: −9.4% to −10.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: NDIV vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	NDIV	XLII	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+42.9%	+14.1%	NDIV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+33.6%	+11.3%	NDIV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+28.0%	−2.1%	NDIV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.5%	9.6%	XLII	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.3%	6.5%	XLII	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−10.1%	−9.4%	XLII (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.45	0.77	NDIV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	2.19	1.13	NDIV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	3.33	1.21	NDIV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NDIV and XLII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NDIV XLII

Only in one fund ↓

Only in NDIV

Olin Corp 6.15%

Mosaic Co 5.84%

Dow Inc 5.83%

Eastman Chemical Co 5.46%

Enbridge Inc 5.30%

Sylvamo Corp 5.21%

South Bow Corp 5.19%

ONEOK Inc 5.00%

Only in XLII

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 101.40%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 171 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 174 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 173 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 172 CALL -1.81%

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Side by side

NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark NDIV's own stocks, without the options (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026) Industrials (XLI)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.5% 15.0%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.3% 13.3%

Price change, 1 year +28.1% −2.1%

Total return, 1 year +41.1% +11.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available −0.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%

Age 4.2 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $34m $18m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: NDIV vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	NDIV	XLII	NDIV	XLII	NDIV	XLII
3 months	+5.0%	−6.2%	3.0%	2.7%	not measured	+2.6 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+1.1%	5.5%	6.4%	not measured	+4.8 pts
1 year	+41.1%	+11.4%	12.3%	13.3%	not measured	−0.9 pts
3 years	+54.0%	–	24.0%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: NDIV Aug 2022 · XLII Jul 2025	+74.7%	+15.0%	33.2%	16.8%	not measured	+1.8 pts

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About each fund

NDIV

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +41.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XLII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.4%. Industrials (XLI) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, NDIV or XLII?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting price in cash and XLII paid 13.3%, so XLII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, NDIV or XLII?: With every distribution reinvested, NDIV returned +41.1% and XLII +11.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, NDIV or XLII?: NDIV charges 0.59% a year and XLII charges 0.35%, so XLII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Industrials (XLI) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →NDIV on its own →XLII on its own →NDIV dividend history →NDIV holdings →XLII dividend history →XLII holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

NDIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NDIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

NDIV 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for NDIV ↗

XLII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLII prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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